2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Schedule Analysis

– Can the Mountaineers shock Penn State to start the season? They follow up the trip to Happy Valley with a date at Charlotte, and then get Southern Miss and Gardner Webb at home. Go 3-1 during that stretch, and everything will be fine.

– They start out the Sun Belt season at home against South Alabama, and then it’s showdown time against Arkansas State. Win that against the star of the West, and it’ll set the tone for the rest of the season. They miss ULM from the other division.

– The biggest game of the Sun Belt season – most likely – is against Troy, and that’s at home in the regular season finale. It’s a huge break to get Georgia State at home, too, but that comes after a stretch of three straight road games. Going to Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, and Texas State isn’t all that bad, though.